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‘Some brass neck’: Rayner’s allies rebuke Cleverly over council tax criticisms

Labour source says questions around deputy PM’s new seaside flat are motivated by political opportunism

The Guardian - UK

Axing public notices will threaten local democracy, Cleverly tells Rayner

Sir James Cleverly has demanded the Government share its assessments of how the move would hit local newspapers.

Evening Standard

Call it the Kemi Badenoch conundrum: it’s why the Tories are going nowhere fast

In her attempt to be all things to all people, the leader set off without a policy path. Now she has a party that can’t agree which way to go, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK

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Returning James Cleverly hits out at ‘one man band’ Reform: ‘The British people deserve better’

Former foreign and home secretary warns Reform is ‘nowhere near good enough’ to govern

The Independent UK

Fact check: ‘Asylum hotels’, employment data and ‘enhanced customs monitoring’

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Can Kemi keep the Conservative Party afloat in London?

With Reform ahead and members split on Kemi Badenoch as leader, former Tory campaign manager Aaron Newbury still finds many in the party optimistic about a revival in the capital

Evening Standard

With Cleverly centre stage, the Tories have a new look – but that isn’t the same as a plan

Does Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle mean the Reform-lite strategy is over? I don’t know and I’m not sure she does either, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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I can’t spend all my time worrying about regicide – Badenoch

The Conservative leader said that the public are ‘not yet ready to forgive’ the Tory party, more than a year on from the general election.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle: a glimmer of hope for One Nation Tories

Editorial: The Conservative leader’s appointment of Sir James Cleverly to the cabinet could act as a moderating force as Faragism sweeps the party

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Your move, Jenrick… passed over for promotion, what will Kemi’s biggest rival do next?

COMMENT: Whether he turned down the offer of a more substantial position on Badenoch’s front bench, or was simply ignored in her reshuffle, John Rentoul wonders what the shadow justice secretary might be up to – and if a defection to Reform is on the cards

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch plays down prospect of leadership coup after Tory reshuffle

The New Statesman reported that many MPs who backed Mrs Badenoch in the last leadership contest have privately turned on her.

Evening Standard

James Cleverly takes immediate swipe at Sadiq Khan on London housing crisis on return to Tory frontbench

But the new shadow housing secretary described Angela Rayner as ‘formidable’

Evening Standard

Cleverly: Starmer more interested in housing asylum seekers than hard workers

Sir James, a former home and foreign secretary, has returned to the Tory front bench.

Evening Standard

Tories say Starmer has a ‘disconnect from reality’ over housing asylum seekers – as it happened

Newly appointed shadow housing secretary James Cleverly says there is no excuse for recent riots but government is making a difficult situation worse

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Wednesday briefing: The Conservatives reshuffle in an attempt to stay relevant amid poor polling

In today’s newsletter: A year into opposition, Kemi Badenoch’s party is still searching for its place in UK politics

Evening Standard

Badenoch and Cleverly attack Labour housing record after Tory reshuffle

The shadow housing secretary promised that ‘under Kemi’s leadership, I am ready to lead the fight’ over new homes in the capital.

Evening Standard

Badenoch vows ‘mission of renewal’ as Cleverly returns in Tory reshuffle

The former foreign secretary will shadow Angela Rayner in the housing, communities and local government brief.

The Guardian - UK

Sir Jim Dim swaps being a failed grandee for new role as cabinet stooge

After a period of well-deserved obscurity following a bungled leadership bid James Cleverly returns to the Tory frontbench

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The Independent UK

Voices: With her Tory reshuffle, what is Kemi Badenoch really up to?

COMMENT: To prop up her team, the Conservatives’ vulnerable leader had little choice but to ‘hug’ one of her previous rivals close – and she was right to keep Robert Jenrick at arm’s length, argues John Rentoul

Evening Standard

Cleverly set to return to Tory front bench as shadow housing secretary

Sir James served in the foreign office and as home secretary when the Conservatives were in power.

The National (Scotland)

James Cleverly set to return to Tory front bench as shadow housing secretary

JAMES Cleverly is expected to return to the Conservative front bench as Kemi Badenoch makes changes to her senior team ...

The Guardian - UK

Immigration, deprivation and time spent online having ‘profound impact on society’, Rayner says – as it happened

Deputy PM urges government to acknowledge people ‘real concerns’ and flagged deprivation where worst riots erupted last summer

The Independent UK

James Cleverly returns to front bench in shadow cabinet reshuffle

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The Independent UK

Politics latest: Cleverly returns to shadow cabinet but Jenrick could miss out on top role in Tory reshuffle

Kemi Badenoch gives shadow housing secretary job to former leadership rival

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly to return as shadow housing secretary in Tory reshuffle

Kemi Badenoch will also bring in new shadow health secretary as Edward Argar steps down due to ‘health scare’

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